อัศจรรย์

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit आश्चर्य (āścarya, astonishment; miracle; surprise); probably via Angkorian Old Khmer ʼaścāryya (marvel, wonder; marvellous, wondrous). Cognate with Old Khmer iscāryya, isacāryya, isacaryya; Modern Khmer អស្ចារ្យ (ʼɑhcaa); Lao ອັດສະຈັນ (ʼat sa chan). Doublet of อัจฉริยะ (àt-chà-rí-yá).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอัศจรรย์
ɒ ạ ɕ t͡ɕ r r y ʻ
Phonemic
อัด-สะ-จัน
ɒ ạ ɗ – s a – t͡ɕ ạ n
RomanizationPaiboonàt-sà-jan
Royal Instituteat-sa-chan
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔat̚˨˩.sa˨˩.t͡ɕan˧/(R)
Audio

Noun

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อัศจรรย์ (àt-sà-jan)

  1. marvel; wonder; miracle; astonishment; amazement; surprise.
  2. (literary studies, euphemistic) (บท~, ฉาก~) sexual scene; scene depicting a sexual activity.

Adjective

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อัศจรรย์ (àt-sà-jan) (abstract noun ความอัศจรรย์)

  1. marvellous; wondrous; miraculous; astonishing; amazing; surprising.